NSW: There Is More To Do On Medicinal Cannabis
On behalf of Cancer Council NSW, I would like to thank the entire community of Parkes for gathering together, sharing a cuppa and tasty treats, and giving support to those affected by cancer by participating in Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this year. Over 343 locals, businesses and schools in the Central West region […]
MN: Will A Surge Of New Users Take Some Pain Out Of Medical Marijuana Prices?
Minnesotans whose ongoing pain does not respond to other treatments can now try medical marijuana – if their doctor gives them the OK … and they can afford it. Monday was the first day that patients diagnosed with intractable pain could buy medical cannabis at one of the state’s eight centers that sell marijuana. Minnesota’s […]
CA: Mendocino County Voters Could Decide Fate Of Marijuana Business Tax
Should a tax be imposed on medical marijuana businesses in Mendocino County? The Board of Supervisors may seek an answer from voters in the upcoming November election. County counsel Tuesday is asking the board to discuss and possibly adopt a resolution to present to voters that would establish commercial marijuana business license taxes. If enacted […]
Best Medical Marijuana Strains Of July 2016
The best cannabis strains in America – assemble! Bye, bye, July – you were a scorcher. The conventions, the tension, the heat wave. We wonder if weed was the only thing chilling this country out from total meltdown. Seriously, vote Fridge 2016. Let’s chill people. Also, in July – the cannabis was phenomenal. The year’s […]
Medical Marijuana Availablity Expanded In Minnesota
Judy Bjerke Severson wants to be normal – visit friends and family, go to the grocery store or even sleep in her own bed – but she says the crippling pain from fibromyalgia and back surgery complications, as well as a painkiller-induced fog, have made her a shell of her former self. Aug 1. brought […]
MN: Medical Marijuana Laws Expand Services For Hibbing Center
Hibbing, MN – It’s been just more than a year since Minnesota’s have been able to use medical cannabis but thanks to a law that came into effect August 1, even more Minnesotas can use the treatment. Waiting rooms are a familiar sight for Gail Buchholz. “There’s been times where the medicine’s quit working in […]
Local Governments Dealing With Concerns Over Ohio’s Soon-To-Be Legal Medical Cannabis
Rocky River, Ohio – Medical marijuana will soon be legal in the Buckeye State, but concerns over what that means at the local level have some cities now passing “moratoriums” and/or drawing up their own ordinances to control its sale and distribution. Rocky River’s Director of Law Andrew Bemer introduced an ordinance that would set […]
NJ: Christie To Decide On Medical Marijuana For PTSD Patients
Trenton – Republican Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether New Jersey residents with post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated with medical marijuana after lawmakers approved a measure Monday. The state Senate on Monday approved the measure previously approved by the Assembly that allows marijuana to be used to treat PTSD – if it’s not treatable […]
This Doctor Says Marinol is NOT Medical Cannabis
By: Dr. David Bearman For years, some law enforcement sources—many of who should know better—have referred to Marinol as prescription marijuana. Marinol® (dronabinol) is synthetic THC, it is not prescription marijuana. As you will see, that assertion is wrong by about 511 chemicals. Marinol is THC; just one of many chemical compounds found in cannabis, synthesized and […]
Medical Marijuana – How Do You Get A Prescription?
Using marijuana to treat serious illnesses isn’t just for hippies and sketchy back alleys anymore. As an increasing amount of states have continued to approve medical marijuana for a number of ailments, using cannabis as a legitimate treatment is coming out from the shadows. And while the stigma of using marijuana to treat epilepsy, post-traumatic […]
OH: Suburbs Grapple With New Medical Marijuana Law
There won’t be any moratoriums on the medical marijuana business in West Chester Township for at least a year. Township trustees have agreed that it was too soon to address the issue because there wasn’t enough information yet on implementation of the law, which takes effect Sept. 6 Saturday. But trustees in neighboring Liberty Township […]
NJ: School Board Approves New Policy On Medical Marijuana
Lawrence – A new policy and companion regulations that sets out how marijuana can be administered to a student for medicinal – not recreational – purposes gained the Lawrence Township Board of Education’s approval Wednesday night. The state-mandated policy allows for medical marijuana to be given to a student – for whom it has been […]
CT: An Industry Creating Jobs – Yes, It’s Medical Cannabis
The news is gloomy for Connecticut’s head-in-the-sand conservatives who scoffed at the 2012 legalization of marijuana for the treatment of debilitating ailments. That conjured image of a stoner paradise, with nodding-and-winking proprietors of state medical-cannabis dispensaries happily handing out bags of weed to anyone, has not panned out, to say the least. And the presumed […]
OH: Logan Marijuana Decriminalization Heads To The Ballot
Residents of the city of Logan will have a familiar choice to make this November, on whether to decriminalize marijuana within the city limits. The group Sensible Logan has again gained the amount of signatures needed to place the initiative on the ballot, according to Don Keeney, who leads the group. The Hocking County Board […]
OH: Law You Can Use – Marijuana And The Workplace
Q What kind of marijuana use has Ohio legalized? A On June 8, 2016, Gov. John Kasich signed legislation legalizing the use medical marijuana – in certain forms – for certain medical conditions. There is no Ohio law legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Q When does the medical marijuana law become effective? A Technically, the […]
A Doctor Writes – Medical Benefits Of Cannabis Beyond Doubt
Preparations of the leaves and resin of the cannabis plant have been in use for more than 2,000 years.First introduced into western medicine in the mid-19th century, cannabis was prescribed in the past for a diverse range of complaints including anxiety, arthritis and rheumatic disorders, migraine and painful menstruation. A cannabis derivative, nabilone, is effective […]
CA: Laguna Beach's Ban On Medical Marijuana Is Almost Over
The battle over whose medical marijuana initiative will make it on the November ballot for Laguna Beach is almost over. As of last Tuesday, the Laguna Beach City Council decided that putting two initiatives repealing the ban of medical marijuana on the ballot is overkill, and it’d be best to combine both proposals into one. […]
NV: Las Vegas Now A Bust For Most California Medical Pot Patients
What happens in Vegas, has to happen in Vegas, guys. This week, the Nevada medical cannabis industry is reeling from the news that Nevada pot shops cannot serve the biggest patient-base in the world – Californians with a doctor’s note. Only Californians with an official state medical pot ID card can take advantage of Nevada’s […]
Mom Believes Cannabis Oil Beat Her Son’s Leukemia
When Landon Riddle – then just 2 years old – was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012, the situation looked grim. “His whole chest was full of leukemia tumors, which is why he couldn’t breathe,” his mother Sierra Riddle told CNN. “They started him on chemo, but told us that he probably wasn’t going to make […]
ME: Medical Marijuana Caregivers Face Restrictions In Saco
Saco could become the first community in Maine to ban small in-home medical marijuana growers. City officials are considering zoning ordinance amendments that would prohibit medical marijuana caregivers from cultivating marijuana in their homes and limit them to the city’s industrial business district. But a medical marijuana caregivers trade group says the proposal is overly […]
MA: End This Unfair ‘Tax’ On Medical Marijuana Shops
Companies that want to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts are being pressured into paying an unnecessarily high price to follow the letter of the law. The licensing process for dispensaries established under the state Department of Public Health is rightfully rigorous. But the vetting procedures also must be fair. That’s not the case with […]
Why Isn’t The Republican Party Supporting Medical Marijuana?
Considering Donald Trump has said he supports medical marijuana, and so have several other top Republicans, it seems strange to me that medical marijuana is not part of the Republican Party’s platform this year. That’s not to say there weren’t efforts to make it part of the platform, but they failed for the worst reasons. […]
TX: Medical Marijuana Seminar Coming To El Paso
Medical marijuana is coming to Texas next year, and next week the Medcan Foundation will conduct a two-day seminar in El Paso to talk about getting into the business. “Our course is designed for everybody – dispensaries, cultivators, processors, patients and doctors,” said Medcan’s director of operations, Henry Levinski. Medcan is charging $300 a head […]
FL: Medical Marijuana Advocates Plan Protest At Publix HQ Over Barnett Donation
Lakeland – Advocates for medical marijuana are planning a demonstration Saturday at the Lakeland headquarters of Publix Super Markets to protest a contribution from Publix heiress Carol Jenkins Barnett to the anti-Amendment 2 campaign. A Facebook event created last week and called “Protest Publix” had attracted responses of “interested” from 319 people as of Monday […]
Ireland – Bill On Medical Use Of Cannabis Examined By Drugs Minister Byrne
The Minister with responsibility for drugs, Catherine Byrne, has pledged to examine a Bill tabled by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny which aims to legalise the use of cannabis for medical use. Before the Dáil summer recess, Mr Kenny brought forward a Bill to legislate the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. He emphasised […]
EU: Estonian Greens Collecting Signatures In Support Of Medical Cannabis
The Estonian Green Party has started gathering signatures for a petition for easier access to medical cannabis in Estonia. “Results of a survey carried out already more than a year ago show that 67 per cent of Estonian residents support regulating cannabis similarly to tobacco, alcohol, and medication. The programme of the Estonian Green Party […]
TX: Local Group Works To Reform Cannabis Laws
Conservatively raised Becca Harmon said she would not have believed it if someone told her she would one day be sitting in a public park in Amarillo advocating for the legalization of cannabis. But then she had Jilli. Diagnosed with intractable epilepsy and severely developmentally delayed, 11-year-old Jilli benefits greatly from a non-psychoactive derivative of […]
CA: What A Proposed Marijuana Tax Could Look Like For Grover Beach
For the past month, Grover Beach has been mulling the idea of capitalizing on a possibly lucrative business in San Luis Obispo County: marijuana sales. The discussion started in early July and at that time was mostly focused on taxing medical cannabis sales at the medical marijuana businesses that have applied to open up in […]
OH: Employers Explore Medical Marijuana Concerns
Chillicothe – Karen Pierce’s introduction to an Empowering the Workplace session on medical marijuana made before the Ross County Safety Council last week was, in a word, different. “If you leave here today and you go, ‘Oh, I’m kind of confused,’ then I’ve done a really good job,” Pierce, of Canal Winchester-based Working Partners, told […]
Influential State Pot Study Flawed, Researchers Say
A chorus of doctors, social workers and academics have criticized a state marijuana study completed this legislative session. An assessment of the public health risks if Vermont were to legalize marijuana was released mid-January by the Department of Health. The 84-page report offered policy recommendations, a summary and conclusions drawn from available research. The marijuana […]
FL: Medical Marijuana War Heads To Next Battle
Tallahassee – Marijuana was sold legally in Florida for the first time this week since it was outlawed by the federal government in 1937. In a staid Tallahassee storefront more akin to a doctor’s office than a head shop, Dallas Nagy, a Tampa-area native with chronic seizures and muscle spasms, plunked down $60 for a […]
Minnesota Patients Begin Buying Medical Marijuana
Minneapolis – Monday marks a critical juncture in Minnesota’s year-old medical marijuana program: Patients suffering from constant pain can finally buy the medicine. The expansion has been in the works since Minnesota passed its restrictive law in 2014. The bill directed the state’s health commissioner to decide whether to allow intractable pain patients to qualify. […]
MS Patient's War For Weed Wins Croatia A Legal High
When Huanito Luksetic was arrested for growing marijuana to help him cope with multiple sclerosis, he could not have known his struggle would eventually pave the way for Croatia to legalise cannabis for medical use. “I knew it would happen eventually,” says Luksetic, recalling the day in October 2014 when police burst into his home […]
Marijuana And Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may be the most heart-breaking of all ailments. As the population ages and life expectancy is extended, Alzheimer’s and dementia become ever more common. Alzheimer’s is now the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and it’s a factor in many more. One in three seniors has […]
NY: Medical Marijuana Business Slowly Growing
Plattsburgh – Columbia Care is seeing slow but steady growth at its medical marijuana dispensary in the City of Plattsburgh. In response to Press-Republican queries, Columbia Care Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Vita said 65 individual patients have been seen at the Plattsburgh facility since it started to accept prescriptions on Jan. 26. “We expected a […]
GA: Medical Cannabis Program Wrapped In Secrecy
Atlanta – Hundreds of physicians have signed up for Georgia’s one-year-old medical cannabis program. Good luck finding any of them. The name and location of doctors authorized to sign off on a patient’s eligibility to use cannabis oil are kept confidential. Lawmakers gave physicians that privacy amid concerns that people seeking cannabis treatments would shop […]
AK: Vote Delayed On Cannabis Cafe Ban
Fairbanks – The assembly postponed its vote on a ban of marijuana consumption facilities after the regular meeting Thursday ran long – seven hours long. The measure will come up again at the Aug. 11 meeting under unfinished business, according to John Davies, presiding officer of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. The panel took […]
MN: Would Cannabis Help Treat Patients Suffering From PTSD?
Rochester, Minn. – On Monday, nearly 500 people in Minnesota who suffer from unmanageable pain will have access to medical marijuana. But by this time next year, there could be even more conditions added to the program. Back on July 1st, the Commissioner of Health opened up a petition period where individuals can suggest conditions […]
MN: Medical Marijuana Available To Treat Pain Starting Monday
St. Paul – More than 480 Minnesotans are ready to use medical marijuana to relieve intractable pain. Starting Monday, these patients with chronic pain that can’t be controlled well with other methods of treatment can for the first time start receiving medical marijuana at one of the state’s eight cannabis patient centers. State health officials […]
How Medical Marijuana Farming In Israel Could Help California's Cannabis Industry
Only four days before the official summer solstice, the air is hot and heavy, the sky cloudless. The road along the highway is spotted with shrubbery, gas stations, and occasionally vast rows of crop, somehow withstanding, even thriving under the tenacious desert sun. Driving south from Tel Aviv along Ayalon Highway, the scenery looks almost […]
AU: Medical Cannabis Amnesty Not The Way To Go
More than 95 per cent of respondents to a Daily Advertiser poll overwhelmingly supported an amnesty on medical cannabis but Wagga MP Daryl Maguire isn’t convinced. On Wednesday, Griffith-based medical cannabis campaigner Kelly Cameron joined a chorus of voices calling for police to ignore medical cannabis users until legislation was passed, but Mr Maguire said […]
OK: Petition For Medical Marijuana Now In Duncan
For Crystal Hill, the idea of medical marijuana hits close to home – people she knows and loves could use the plant for medicine, and Hill herself sees it as a business opportunity, especially as her bank account has been depleted since she’s been laid off from Halliburton. That’s why she signed up as a […]
What Will It Take To Make Medical Marijuana A Clinical Option?
Medical marijuana is gaining traction as a viable treatment option for some, but how long before it can legally help everyone? In mid-July, W. David and Ashley Bradford, a father-daughter research team, published a captivating marijuana study in Health Affairs that found Medicare saved $165.2 million per year in states with legalized medical marijuana. The […]
California Doctor’s Notes Not Valid At Nevada Marijuana Dispensaries
Medical marijuana dispensaries should no longer be able to accept California doctors’ recommendations from out-of-state patients to purchase in Nevada, according to an opinion from the state Attorney General’s Office, sent this week to the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter from Attorney General Adam Laxalt to health department Director Richard Whitley, […]
FL: The Neighborhood Medical Marijuana Shop Is About To Become A Welcome Reality
The parking lot was just paved, the walls are being painted, and soon the medical landscape in Tampa Bay will be forever remade. Tucked in an innocuous set of office buildings behind a car dealership on U.S. 19 in Clearwater, the second medical marijuana dispensary in Florida is expected to open in the next few […]
August 12th, 2016 Event Held in Hilo Cannabinoids: A new hope for pain and symptom management
You are Invited to a Special Evening of Education and Awareness [cannabis_note note_color=”#99CC33″ text_color=”#ffffff”]Friday August 12th 5-7 pm – Hawai’i Innovation Center at Hilo – Downtown 117 Keawe Street[/cannabis_note] Cannabinoids: A new hope for pain and symptom management Dr. David Sine and Don Anderson Pharm.D will share how they have utilized CBD & THC blended […]
OH: Medical Marijuana Amendment Backers Had Little Cash, Finance Report Shows
Columbus, Ohio – The national group pushing a medical marijuana ballot measure in Ohio never came close to raising enough money to run a statewide campaign. Marijuana Policy Project’s Ohio political action committee, Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, raised $473,822 during the first half of the year, campaign finance reports filed with the state Friday show. […]
MA: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Site Planned In Holyoke
Holyoke – Marijuana would be dispensed for medical purposes from a one-story brick building at 630 Beaulieu St. in an industrial area under an application the City Council will receive Tuesday. “The project will include redevelopment of the one-story, 31,510-square-foot building to accommodate a 3,500-square-foot area for office and product dispensing, with the remainder (28,010 […]
Florida Medical Marijuana Dispensary Off To 'Steady Start' Delivering Pot To Patients
Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened up its doors this week in Tallahassee and business is already off to a good start. Trulieve, Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensing organization, officially opened up shop Tuesday and CEO Kim Rivers says so far, so good. “It’s been very exciting,” she told Sunshine State News. “We have had […]
MA: Great Barrington Board Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensary
The Great Barrington Select Board has given the thumbs up to a medical marijuana dispensary in town. The board this week unanimously voted in favor of plans from Theory Wellness Inc. to build and open a medical marijuana dispensary on Stockbridge Rd. Select Chair Sean Stanton says town voters support medical marijuana. “On the statewide […]
FL: Local Regulations 'Mixed Bag' For Pot Dispensaries
As pot shops start to sprout in Florida, cities are struggling with how – or whether – to regulate the state’s new marijuana industry. Last week, the state’s first medical-marijuana dispensary, operated by Trulieve, opened its doors to customers in Tallahassee. Health officials on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a second group, Surterra, to start […]
WA: City’s Medical Marijuana Rules Need Updating
Marijuana used for medicine is different from marijuana used for recreational purposes – or, at least, it should be. Yet, the state Legislature approved a law that went into effect July 1 that essentially merges medical marijuana with the recreational industry. To this point, it’s created a mess. This week, the Walla Walla City Council […]
Montel Williams Detained In Germany For Having Medical Marijuana
Frankfurt, Germany – A spokesman for Montel Williams says the television personality was detained by customs officials at an airport in Germany after inadvertently leaving prescription marijuana powder in his luggage. Jonathan Franks said in a tweet that Williams was held for about an hour Friday morning at the airport in Frankfurt while traveling on […]
FL: Marijuana Dispensary Planned For Pensacola
The first medical marijuana dispensary in the state opened its doors Tuesday in Tallahassee, and the CEO of the dispensing company says a Pensacola location is on the way. Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, said Wednesday that the company has identified a location within Pensacola city limits, received zoning verification, and is in the permitting […]
MA: Medical Marijuana Provides Hope For These Fall River Users
Fall River – It looks like a jelly jar filled with honey, but the contents are really a scientific mixture of medical marijuana to combat a little girl’s rare epileptic syndrome. “I dose each individual cupcake and then bake,” said the girl’s mom, Pam Laliberte-Laliberte-Lebeau. “Chocolate definitely hides the flavor the best. But she likes […]
State Says Marijuana Cannot Be Certified ‘New Mexico True’
Santa Fe, New Mexico – State officials say no matter where marijuana is grown it is not eligible for New Mexico True certification. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Ultra Health President Duke Rodriguez says he has been denied the chance to participate in the New Mexico Tourism Department initiative despite the fact that […]
Ohio Medical Marijuana Legislation Protects Employers’ Workplace Rights
By now, you may have heard about the passage of Ohio HB 523, which allows for the use of medical marijuana. The bill incorporated numerous employer-protective provisions to assure employers their drug-free workplace programs, rights under unemployment and workers’ compensation laws, and rights to hire and fire employees are unaffected by the legalization of medical […]
NJ: Maiden Name Kept Woman From Medical Marijuana
Lacey resident Linda Schroeck-Connors keeps passing out. It has happened at the Ocean County Mall and ShopRiite, resulting in trips to the emergency room. She has lost consciousness many times at home, and has a service dog, Venus, to warn her when an attack is on the way. “This week alone, I have had five […]
Medical Marijuana Study Soon Will Seek Arizona Veterans With PTSD
Within a month or two, Arizona researchers will accept applications for a small number of veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder to participate in a study in north Phoenix on medical marijuana’s effects on the disorder. The study is federally approved by the Food and Drug Administration and licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. It […]
Super Bowl-Winning Bears QB McMahon – NFL Is ‘In Cahoots With Big Pharma'
Post-football life has not been kind to Super Bowl winning Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who’s struggled with early-onset dementia and and depression since leaving the gridiron. A strong advocate for medical marijuana, the former Bears signal caller is now accusing the NFL of colluding with major pharmaceutical companies in their opposition to the drug. […]
IL: Legal Battle Heats Up Over Effort To Add IBS To Medical Cannabis Program
Springfield – Irritable bowel syndrome sufferers in Illinois soon may qualify for a medical cannabis card. A Cook County judge ruled that Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah must reconsider his refusal to add IBS to Illinois’ medical cannabis pilot program. The judge, like the others in trials involving migraines and post-traumatic stress […]
Ayr War Hero Who Lost Both Legs Forced To Break Law To Ease Pain With Cannabis
A war hero from Ayr who lost both legs in a bomb blast is forced to break the law to get cannabis to ease his pain. Lance Corporal Callum Brown is now leading calls to legalise the drug for medical use. He wants to see cannabis made available to patients like him who suffer agonising […]
VA: Military Veterans Strongly Support Medical Cannabis Access
New York, NY – More than two in three military veterans say that medical cannabis should be legalized, and 75 percent believe that VA physicians should be able to recommend marijuana therapy to eligible patients, according to the results of the 7th annual membership survey of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American (IAVA). Sixty-eight percent […]
Pot Delivery Is Illegal In L.A. Some In The Weed Business Want To Change That
Unless you’re a legit home nurse or other “primary caregiver” bringing medicine home to your patient, pot delivery is illegal in the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force is hoping to change that. The group, which represents marijuana industry interests in L.A., is challenging another advocacy organization, the United Cannabis Business […]
KY: Medical Cannabis Meeting Planned
Michelle Crawford hopes the public will take advantage of a meeting Saturday to learn about the benefits of medical marijuana. A cannabis town hall meeting is scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 1:15 p.m., at the Mason County Health Department. Michelle and her husband, Eric Crawford, have been working with state legislators for several years in […]
WA: Anacortes Extends Moratorium On Medical Marijuana Cooperatives
Anacortes – The city of Anacortes extended its moratorium on new medical marijuana cooperatives through next May during its City Council meeting Monday as the city waits for state lawmakers to further develop medical marijuana regulations. The council voted 4-0 to extend the moratorium. In a medical marijuana cooperative, up to four patients can grow […]
MA: City Gives Thumbs Up To Two More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Worcester, MA – Two more medical marijuana dispensaries will open in Worcester, after City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. announced he has provided letters of non-opposition to Mission Massachusetts, Inc. and Medicinal Alternatives, Inc. Mission Massachusetts will locate a retail and cultivation facility at 640 Lincoln St. and the facility will employ approximately 50 people. […]
FL: Tampa Medicinal Marijuana Dispensary Expected To Open In August
Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida’s Department of Health has granted its second dispensing authorization for medical marijuana. On Wednesday the agency notified Surterra Therapeutics that it has been approved for processing and dispensing low-THC cannabis. Surterra is the dispensing partner for the Homestead-based Alpha Foliage, which was granted the license for the Southwest Florida region. Spokeswoman […]
AR: Secretary Of State Office Continues To Verify Signatures On Marijuana Initiative
Little Rock, Ark. The secretary of state’s office is continuing to count signatures on two more ballot petitions. Recently, the office spokesperson said the proposed casino amendment is back out getting more signatures. Right now, they’re going through the second medical marijuana petition and the tort reform petition, which would cap damages in medical injury […]
CA: Council Discussing Where Medical Marijuana Facilities Might Be Able To Operate
Sacramento, Ca. – The discussion about where the medical marijuana industry can set up shop is underway in the city of Sacramento. But some neighbors are not happy about the idea of marijuana cultivation businesses popping up in their neighborhoods. “I think it’s a bad, bad deal for us,” said Adrien Perez, who lives in […]
OH: Lima Councilman Glenn Organizing Medical Marijuana Survey
Lima – With medical marijuana now legal in the state of Ohio as of Sept. 8, municipalities are left with the decision of whether or not to allow dispensaries in their communities. To that end, 6th Ward Councilman Derry Glenn is putting out a survey to gauge how the community feels about medical marijuana and […]
MA: State Police Snatch Islander’s Medical Marijuana Plants
It’s been some years since Islanders have seen a black helicopter crisscrossing the Island, its crew scanning Martha’s Vineyard woodlands and backyards for homegrown cannabis. Last Tuesday and Wednesday the black bird was back. Massachusetts National Guard personnel, operating under a grant from the DEA, and in conjunction with mainland State Police, confiscated 392 plants […]
BC: Rogue Pot Shops Flout Vancouver’s Medical Marijuana Bylaws And Remain Open
Vancouver – They are ubiquitous, still. Marijuana dispensaries, ranging in style from pristine to slightly scary to plain sad, continue to offer illicit products in Vancouver, despite an expensive effort by city officials to limit their number with rules and enforcement provisions unique in Canada. The pot shop bylaws, which came into effect this year, […]
PA: State’s New Medical Marijuana Act And Its Impact On Local Municipalities Reviewed
Allentown, Pa. – The executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Thursday night reviewed the land use implications of Pennsylvania’s newly signed Act 16, the Medical Marijuana Act and its effects on the Lehigh Valley’s numerous municipalities and the basic criteria for the growing, processing, and distribution of pot in addition to licensing, taxation, […]
Ohio's Medical Marijuana Law Will Not Protect Patients In The Workplace
Ohio is now the 26th state to legalize medical marijuana – a great accomplishment for advocates and patients. But does the bill go far enough? While the bill states that patient information will be kept confidential, there is a failure to protect patients working in zero-tolerance companies that perform drug testing. This is a clear […]
Doctors Make Easy Money From Medical Marijuana – What Happens When It's Legal?
Frank Lucido, a California physician, received a phone call in 2012 from a doctor in Colorado. Like Lucido – one of California’s best-known cannabis-friendly physicians – the Colorado doctor had been writing recommendations for medical marijuana, the paperwork required for patients to access cannabis at medical marijuana retail outlets in his state. Unlike Lucido, the […]
Marijuana Treats Patients With Cancer From Cigarettes
Some people are firm believers in fighting fire with fire. While that’s’ not always the best method, it might work in treating cancer caused by smoking cigarettes. In this regard, tobacco’s cooler, hippy brother marijuana is being used to fight the harmful elements found in e-cig’s. MARIJUANA TO TREAT CANCER FROM ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES E-cigarettes were […]
Medical Marijuana Cuts Down Overdose Deaths In Other States
The debate preceding the legalization of medical marijuana in Ohio focused primarily on its risks, but a number of recent studies indicate the benefits of marijuana treatment could mean the difference between life and death in some instances, and even help control Medicare spending. In the 17 states and District of Columbia that had medical […]
PA: Employers Should Prepare For Accelerated MMA Program Implementation
Despite being listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), marijuana has been legalized or de-criminalized in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. In five states, such as Colorado, marijuana is legal for recreational purposes – adults are permitted to possess marijuana for essentially any and all personal […]
CA: Salinas Mulls Over Applicants For Medical Marijuana Industry
First came the legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing and delivery services in Salinas. Now comes another thorny question: How much will these businesses be taxed? Salinas residents will have a chance to cast their vote on a marijuana business tax in the Nov. 8 general election. For cultivators, the city proposed a rate […]
What Are The Medicinal Benefits Of Cannabinoids?
Ask people on the street about the effect cannabis has on your mind and body, and you’re bound to hear a wide range of answers. “It gets you high.” “It makes you feel good.” “It makes you hungry.” “It makes you feel paranoid.” “It eases your pain.” And yet your everyday person probably doesn’t understand […]
Would You Break The Law To Save Your Child’s Life?
Mo Barnhart loves her daughter. “I had Dahlia five years ago, so she’s five years old right now and was diagnosed with brain cancer when she was two. So I went from having this dancing, affectionate, happy, playing two year old baby girl to having this dying patient in a hospital bed over night, literally.” […]
AU: Commonwealth Government Gives NSW The Green Light To Conduct Research
Medicinal marijuana will be grown in New South Wales after authorisation was granted by the federal government to conduct medicinal cannabis cultivation research. NSW is the first state to be given approval to grow cannabis under licence from the federal government as part of research into the best way to cultivate the plant for medical […]
OH: Rocky River Crafts Proactive Medical Marijuana Ordinance
Rocky River, Ohio – With the clock ticking regarding Ohio’s recently approved medical marijuana legislation that permits use beginning Sept. 8, Rocky River Law Director Andrew D. Bemer recently introduced legislation that prohibits the cultivation, processing and dispensing of medical marijuana in the city. On Monday, Rocky River City Council read the ordinance for the […]
FL: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Coming To Bradenton
In his thirty years as a neurologist, Dr. Ronald Aung-Din has written thousands of prescriptions, but on Tuesday he wrote one he’s never written before for medical marijuana. “This is a momentous occasion,” said Aung-Din, “in that medical marijuana has come to Florida. Aung-Din is one of just a few doctors in the state that […]
How To Become A Medical Cannabis Producer In New Mexico
As you can probably imagine, becoming a producer, and seller, of medical cannabis can get a bit complicated. The most recent licensing requirements released by the New Mexico Department of Health, which runs the state Medical Cannabis Program, are nearly 20,000 words long. With the recent producer complaints reported by the Santa Fe Reporter, we […]
MT: Courts Should Delay Medical Marijuana Restrictions
Dear Attorney General Fox, On May 3, 2016, I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic pancreatic cancer. On May 5, I began chemotherapy, which will continue until it no longer is effective at holding the caner at bay. Medical marijuana has become an essential part of my battle against cancer. Over the last dozen years, […]
FL: Patients Say The Wait For Healing Is Not Over
Anneliese Clark’s house doesn’t stand out among her neighbors’ in her suburban neighborhood outside Jacksonville. Down the street and around the cul-de-sac, the two-story dwellings each have a manicured lawn, multiple cars in a long driveway and a shady tree. Inside Clark’s house, the mother of four has two dogs, a lively kitchen and a […]
ON: Medical Marijuana Landscape Described As The 'Wild West'
Dr. Christopher Blue sees it “all the time,” the senior with a serious condition like prostate cancer who has bought medical marijuana from some seemingly legitimate source, and is seeking a prescription for it. “What they’re in possession of is illegal,” says the Windsor family doctor. One of the few local physicians writing prescriptions for […]
MA: Three Medical Pot Facilities OK'd To Move Ahead In Leominster
Leominster – The City Council on Monday voted to allow three applicants that hope to open medical-marijuana facilities to move forward in the city’s selection process, and the vote led to a short debate over how the application process is being handled by the council. A fourth applicant was eliminated. DO Health Massachusetts’ application to […]
MA: Cape's Pot Dispensaries Closer To Reality
Medical marijuana may finally become available on Cape Cod by mid-2017, nearly five years after the state’s voters legalized its use. Applicants are getting close to construction of dispensaries in Mashpee, Dennis and Bourne. The first to open will likely be on American Way in South Dennis, run by the Barnstable-based William Noyes Webster Foundation. […]
Medical Marijuana Advocate Dies Of Cancer While On Trial
Masamitsu Yamamoto, a man with advanced liver cancer who fought for medical use of marijuana while on trial for drug possession, died of liver failure on Monday. He was 58. The former chef from Kanagawa Prefecture had crusaded for the government to permit medical use of marijuana, which is banned by the Cannabis Control Law. […]
Cannabis Threatens To Disrupt The Pharmaceutical Industry
Oftentimes, we don’t know the answer even when it’s right in our face. There has been a torrent of news about fentanyl, the deadly opioid that killed Prince. Our country is awash in this stuff, and it’s killing us. Here’s the skeleton narrative: drug manufacturers use opioids to create addictive drugs such as Fentanyl. The […]
MA: Medical Marijuana Facility Clears Initial Great Barrington Hurdle
Great Barrington – Officials have signed off on a proposal to construct a medical marijuana dispensary north of town. With little discussion, the Select Board on Monday night voted unanimously to send a letter of non-opposition to the state Department of Public Health to allow construction of the facility on a vacant lot at 394 […]
Synthetic Weed Gets FDA Approval, This Time In Liquid Form
The US government’s cool with weed now – as long as it’s fake. Early this month the Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever liquid formulation of dronabinol, which is synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Sold under the brand name Syndros, this new drug is classified under the Controlled […]
FL: Marijuana Is Available, But The Doctor's Not In
The first medicinal marijuana dispensary will open Tuesday morning in Tallahassee. But parents and patients had to wait two years, one month, one week and three days since Gov. Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Cannabis Medical Act of 2014. The 2014 bill was designed to help children with a severe form of epilepsy. There are […]
FL: Medical Marijuana Debate Hits Close To Home For Tampa Bay Area Family
Tampa, Florida – On Tuesday in Tallahassee, just blocks away from the Florida State Capitol building, a new store opened it’s doors. For the first time in Florida, Medical Marijuana is legally available. Renee Petro hoped to be there, but her son’s health would not allow it. Petro’s son Branden, suffers from a rare form […]
Publix Heiress Donates $800,000 To Fight Medical Marijuana Legalization In Florida
Florida loves Publix, the supermarket chain routinely ranked as the most valuable and beloved company the whole state thanks in no small part to the fantastically salty sub sandwiches. So it’s sure to jar a few hardcore Publix fans to learn that the family who founded the chain just donated $800,000 to a conservative-led campaign […]
IA: Kids Now Allowed To Use Medical Marijuana
In what may be one of the funnier examples of irony, Iowa state senator Chuck Grassley is wrong on medical marijuana. While he is making progress to introduce the drug as a medicine, he is doing so too slowly. Adult patients can not get help from medical cannabis, however, children in the state are now […]
Toronto: Medical Marijuana Advocates Have Their Say
Toronto – Dozens of medical marijuana advocates finally had a chance to weigh in on Toronto’s pot dispensary regulations at an open forum at City Hall on Monday. Councillor Jim Karygiannis held the meeting to allow people the opportunity to express their concerns and propose ways to create regulations after being denied a chance to […]